Pear Salsa

Recipe from: The Vancouver Sun, 21 Sep 1994
Servings: 5 cups

   2      Tbsp          Vegetable oil
   1      Med           Onion, chopped
   1                    Green pepper, chopped fine
   1      Lg            Garlic clove, chopped fine
   2      Tbsp          Finely chopped parsley
   1      Tbsp          Lemon juice
     1/2  Tsp           Salt
   1      Tbsp          Chopped fresh oregano, or 1 tsp dried oregano
   1      tbsp          Chopped fresh basil, or 1 tsp dried basil
     1/2  tsp           Tabasco sauce
   2      med           Tomatoes, seeded and chopped coarse
   2                    To 3 pears, peeled and chopped

Heat oil in medium  frypan. Saute onion until tender, about 3 to 4 minutes. Add green pepper, garlic, parsley, lemon juice, salt, oregano, basil and Tobasco sauce; cook 2 minutes. Remove frypan from heat and stir in tomatoes and pears. Cover and refrigerate.